The Unsettled sector : NGOs and the cultivation of democratic citizenship in rural Mexico / Analiese Richard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richard, Analiese, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-governmental organizations--Mexico--Hidalgo (State).

Non-governmental organizations.

Democracy--Mexico--Hidalgo (State).

Democracy.

Neoliberalism--Mexico--Hidalgo (State).

Neoliberalism.

Citizenship--Mexico--Hidalgo (State).

Citizenship.

Rural development--Mexico--Hidalgo (State).

Rural development.

Hidalgo (Mexico : State)--Rural conditions.

Hidalgo (Mexico : State).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

In late twentieth century Mexico, the NGO boom was hailed as an harbinger of social change and democratic transition, with NGOs poised to transform the relationship between states and civil society on a global scale. And yet, great as the expectations were for NGOs to empower the poor and disenfranchised, their work is rooted in much older civic and cultural traditions. Arguably, they are just as much an accomplice in neoliberal governance. Analiese Richard seeks to determine what the growth of NGOs means for the future of citizenship and activism in neoliberal democracies, where a widening chasm between rich and poor threatens democratic ideals and institutions. Analyzing the growth of NGOs in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, from the 1970s to the present, The Unsettled Sector explores the NGOs' evolving network of relationships with donors, target communities, international partners, state agencies, and political actors. It reaches beyond the campesinos and farmlands of Tulancingo to make sense of the NGO as an institutional form. Richard argues that only if we see NGOs as they are—bridges between formal politics and public morality—can we understand the opportunities and limits for social solidarity and citizenship in an era of neoliberal retrenchment.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Acronyms

Introduction

1. Developing Rural Citizens: Old and New Liberalisms

2. The Birth of Tulancingo’s Third Sector

3. Withered Milpas: Rural Development after Neoliberalism

4. Mediating Dilemmas: Compromising NGO Work

5. “Bridges of Love”: Building North–South NGO Networks

Conclusion

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780804799195

0804799199

OCLC:

1198930005